The three main aspects that are instrumental to building muscle are a good workout, a healthy diet, and sufficient rest. It is important for people to consult a doctor, dietician, and fitness trainer and then plan in advance the goals of your muscle building regimen. It is also crucial to follow the plan with discipline. […]

Appearance of the first set of teeth in a baby is known as teething. It usually occurs anywhere between 3 to 12 months. However, teething symptoms generally commence within 3 months, even before the growth of a tooth. Irritability, mild fever, and teething rash are some of the common symptoms of teething. Can teething cause […]

The outflow of cloudy or turbid urine may be a symptom the underlying presence of different kinds of diseases and conditions. Turbid urine color may also tends to vary; it can be clear and transparent like water or it can be reddish and dark. In most cases, the levels of water and other fluids in […]

A bruise is a condition marked by discoloration of the skin caused due to some king of trauma or injury. Sometimes, an injury may not cause wounds or tear up the skin surface, but may affect the tissues present deeper within the skin and damage the blood vessels. It is such damage that causes the […]

A group of hematological disorders form myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and they result from lack of proper production or function of a person’s myeloid blood cells. MDS emanates from a disorder affecting the stem cells within the bone marrow, which brings down the levels of cells that form blood. When there are reduced myeloid blood cells, […]

Also referred to as retrogenia, a receded chin is a smaller, often shorter chin that is retreated backward. When you look at it and compare it to the normal chin, you find that it’s less prominent. It makes the facial contours of a person to look quite unnatural. A person who has a receding chin […]

Also known as vertical tragus piercing, the sideburn piercing is a variation of the typical tragus piercing usually done vertically within the edges of the ear part known as the tragus, hence the name of the piercing. Tragus piercings are relatively new having being introduced in just the past 10 years. However, they have become […]

If you are considering having a tongue piercing, you may want to know that there are different types. Under tongue piercing, also referred to as frenulum linguae piercing is done on the frenulum. The frenulum is a narrow strip of skin connecting the floor of the mouth to the bottom of the tongue. You can […]

When you have a pimple and cold sore on your lip, you may see that they look the same. A pimple and cold sore can both be uncomfortable; however, there are differences between the two. In this article, we look at what cold sores are and what pimples are, and the inherent differences between the […]

It’s not uncommon to find people having dark brown or black spots on their teeth. Just like black spots on cheeks and forehead can be a nuisance so are the stains on teeth. If you have black stains appearing on your teeth, you may want to know what’s causing them and the possible ways to […]

Pistachios are small, edible, green-colored tree nuts. They belong to the family of mango nuts just like cashews. Pistachio trees typically grow in the hilly areas of Asia and in California and Australia. Pistachio allergy typically forms during early childhood and tends to persist for the patient’s lifetime. The symptoms of pistachio allergy may occur […]

Chills refer to a condition wherein the body shivers significantly, the muscles rapidly contract and relax, and the body tries to produce heat so as to raise its internal temperature. Chills are accompanied by symptoms like Goosebumps, chattering teeth, shaking, and sweating, etc. Fever refers to high body temperature. Chills usually occur with fever. However, […]

One gets a pinched nerve when there is too much pressure placed on a nerve by surrounding tissues; usually cartilage, bones, tendons and muscles. There is interruption of the function on the nerve and this causes pain, weakness, tingling or numbness. The pinch can range from mild to severe, and may cause temporary or far-reaching […]

Collagen deficiency can bring about collagen vascular diseases, which is a group of disease that affect connective tissue. Collagen is a protein connective tissue that helps hold up your skin, bones, muscles and ligaments together. Connective tissue diseases is the other name that is given to collagen vascular disease. Collagen deficiency and the resultant disease […]